All Environment articles – Page 50
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ArticleTesco partnership turns veg packaging into bin bags
Soft plastics from in-store collection points are processed by Berry Global and converted into bin liners containing 20 per cent recycled material
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ArticleTesco hits 1.5bn plastic milestone
Supermarket has taken out more than 1.5bn pieces of plastic from its operations under its 3Rs strategy
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ArticleArla boss: 'Listen to farmers in push for net zero'
Closer links between farmers and consumers are key to supporting producers’ sustainability efforts and attracting talent to industry, says Ash Amirahmadi at City Food Lecture
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ArticleTraining programme supports net zero in Kent
Growing Green is inviting up to 40 businesses to take part in pilot scheme to help reduce their carbon emissions
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ArticleDorset farmers aim for nitrogen efficiency
Farmers around Poole Harbour are leading the way in complying with new rules around nitrogen
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ArticleCO2 Correct hits first milestone
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, CO2 Correct has reached the 1,000-tonne mark in the sustainability label’s first year of existence
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ArticleSanLucar cuts out plastic “wherever possible”
Company joins new recycling campaign in Austria as demand increases for more sustainable materials
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ArticleZarrin helps revive Dominica bananas
Iran’s Zarrin Group is calling on Indian expertise to assist Dominica’s banana industry, still recovering from 2007’s devastating hurricane
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ArticleSpecial Fruit partners with Agrinorm
The Belgium-based trader intends to further boost quality, while reducing its costs and carbon footprint, thanks to enhanced data provided by Agrinorm
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ArticleRed diesel tax to push up costs for hauliers
Cold Chain Federation accuses government of reneging on promise to support transition away from the fuel ahead of rule changes
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ArticleFFM+ to strengthen sustainability
A €25m programme from Coleacp aims to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 and seize new market opportunities by embracing green strategies
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ArticleVertical farm to open in Berlin retail park
Growth towers at Potager Farm’s new facility will be installed by Edinburgh agritech firm Intelligent Growth Solutions
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ArticleLump Sum Exit Scheme unveiled
Government scheme supports farmers looking to exit the sector, with new initiative launched to encourage new entrants
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ArticleRungis outlines Agoralim project
The Paris market’s president has submitted a report to the French PM on the Agoralim project for a sustainable farming ecosystem
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ArticleIndoor growers “can act now to reduce rising energy costs”
Derby-based Light Science Technologies urges CEA producers to reduce their lighting costs by switching to energy-efficient LEDs
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ArticleGet ready for Plastic Packaging Tax, says govt
With less than two months until tax’s introduction, HMRC urges manufacturers and importers to establish whether they need to register and account for the tax
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ArticleIFOAM calls for data collection
The organics movement says EU Council’s move to restrict data collection on organic agriculture would be a missed opportunity
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ArticleAVI gets ahead of UK plastic tax
India’s AVI Global Plast launches 30 per cent verified rPET punnets in UK to help produce suppliers cope with impending plastic packaging tax
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ArticleIGS partners with Eden Towers on solar vertical farm
Site in Perth, Australia will be powered by up to 100 per cent solar energy, with Scottish agritech firm IGS installing its Growth Towers
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ArticleOddbox and London pub create food-waste-fighting menu
Guest menu at vegan pub in East London will feature wonky veg from Oddbox’s suppliers in bid to tackle and raise awareness of food waste